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Central labour body representing 220,000 working people and their families across all sectors of the economy. Building solidarity since 1871.

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Dec 6th is the National Day or Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
YouTube video by Toronto & York Region Labour Council Dec 6th is the National Day or Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

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05.12.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dec 6th is the National Day or Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

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SURVEY: Harassment and violence at work Help make work safer for all workers in Canada by sharing your experiences. Take the confidential survey now.

In 2022, we learned that 7 out of 10 workers surveyed across Canada experienced harassment and violence at work. Has anything changed since then?

You can help us find out.

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05.12.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bridging Justices: A Critical Exploration of Moratoriums on Restorative and Transformative Justice for Sexual Harm in Ontario - LEAF Bridging Justices presents the perspectives of Ontario staff and volunteers within the gender-based violence (GBV) sector about access to restorative justice for sexual harm.Β  The report builds on LEA...

A new Report by the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund:
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Bridging Justices: A Discussion about Restorative and Transformative Justice for Sexual Harm - LEAF Join us for a free webinar where we will discuss the findings of Bridging Justices, an upcoming report from Community Justice Initiatives (CJI) and LEAF exploring how Ontario can enhance access to res...

December 9, 2025 - 4:30pm
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Media Advisory: Ontario Continues Siphoning WSIB Billions from Injured Workers - Toronto and York Region Labour Council For the third time in two years, WSIB is gifting big businesses billions of dollars while injured workers struggle to make ends meet.

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04.12.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities The United Nations established International Day of Persons with Disabilities in 1992. On this day we focus on the challenges and barriers that persons with disabilities experience, as well as their s...

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03.12.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Open letter on Ontario’s next poverty reduction strategy Nearly 200 organizations signed a letter urging Premier Doug Ford to deliver a poverty reduction strategy for Ontario that reflects the province’s worsening poverty and aligns with Ontario’s human rig...

Signed by TYRLC
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01.12.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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THE WAGE THEFT HEIST: TYRLC talks about the Crisis of Wage Theft in Ontario and the recently released report by the Workers Action Centre (Oct 2025)

27.11.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@cupelocal79.bsky.social frontline housing workers rally ahead of strike deadline

27.11.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Toronto frontline housing workers rally with looming strike deadline
YouTube video by CityNews Toronto frontline housing workers rally with looming strike deadline

Coverage from last nights picket
www.youtube.com/watch?v=skLp...

27.11.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
TYRLC Health and Safety Awards Banquet 2025
YouTube video by Toronto & York Region Labour Council TYRLC Health and Safety Awards Banquet 2025

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26.11.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congrats to all our Health and Safety Banquet Award winners

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Ontario Education Advocates Respond to the Passing of Bill 33 - Toronto and York Region Labour Council Bill 33 has raised widespread concern among frontline educators and families. Critics warn that the bill will lead to deeper resource shortages, increased classroom pressures, and further inequities f...

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25.11.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Kill Bill 60 protest on Saturday. Bill 60 - which guts tenant rights in favour of landlords - was passed by the Ford government yesterday.

25.11.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Registration Form: Ontario Health Coalition 2026 Health Action Assembly When: Saturday January 24 from 10 am - 4:30 pm & Sunday January 25 from 9 am - 12:30 pm Where: Central YMCA, 20 Grosvenor Street, Toronto & virtually via Zoom (see below) Come and hear where the figh...

Saturday January 24 & Sunday January 25

Come and hear where the fightback is seeing some success.

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25.11.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our president Andria Babbington speaking at last week's Ontario Federation of Labour convention

25.11.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore

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Mayor Olivia Chow defends calling Gaza war a genocide Chow's comments have sparked complaints to both the provincial human rights tribunal and the city's integrity commissioner.

The TYRLC has been advocating against this genocide since 2024. We want to thank Mayor Olivia Chow for expressing this position, which aligns with that of many organizations, such as the UN Human Rights Council and the International Association of Genocide Scholars.
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13.11.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ontario Nurses on strike

13.11.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Union threatens to seize Cami auto plant if GM removes machinery Mike Van Boekel, chairperson of Unifor Local 88, said they are also prepared to fight the company in court.

Back in the day we called this "Seizing the means of production"
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Walking the line with @ontarionurses.bsky.social and health-care professionals from the North York Family Health Team (NYFHT), on strike following the failure of their employer to negotiate a first collective agreement.

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YouTube video by OMNI Television Ω…ΨΈΨ§Ω‡Ψ±Ψ© في ΨͺΩˆΨ±Ω†Ψͺو Ω„Ω„Ψ§Ψ­ΨͺΨ¬Ψ§Ψ¬ ΨΉΩ„Ω‰ Ψ§Ω„Ψ₯نفاق Ψ§Ω„Ψ―ΩΨ§ΨΉΩŠ في Ψ§Ω„Ω…ΩˆΨ§Ψ²Ω†Ψ© Ψ§Ω„ΩƒΩ†Ψ―ΩŠΨ© Ψ§Ω„Ψ¬Ψ―ΩŠΨ―Ψ©

TYRLC Exec Board Member, Carolyn Egan interviewed on OMNI Arabic about the Canada Post Office rotating strike
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12.11.2025 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Resisting Ford’s Attacks on Workers, Tenants, Students and Communities - Toronto and York Region Labour Council Doug Ford has been busy distracting Ontarians while he pretends to fight Trump’s trade war but actually helps corporate buddies amass more profits.

Read our latest statement - passed by our delegates - about The Conservative government’s β€œomnibus” approach to governing Ontario
www.labourcouncil.ca/resisting-fo...

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Housing Day Rally

Join the York South-Weston Tenant Union, taking it to the headquarters of the Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) - the main landlord lobby behind Bill 60 - on National Housing Day, Nov 22.
www.tenantunion.ca/housingday2025

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100 YEARS AGO TODAY: Minutes from the Labour Council on Nov 5th, 1925

"The anti-vivisection Society requested the Council to declare its attitude on the reported practice of some members of the medical profession, experimenting on children confined in the different hospitals."

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Talking about the intersection between tenant rights and workers rights at our delegates meeting tonight.

07.11.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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November delegates meeting

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HURRICANE MELISSA RELIEF - Toronto and York Region Labour Council See further below for what you can do as an individual and what unions can do. Hurricane Melissa has ripped across the Caribbean and shattered communities across Jamaica leaving tens of thousands displaced and at least 75 dead. Canadian labour, community organizations and the Toronto Community Benefits Network have come together with an urgent call […]

What you can do as an individual and what unions can do:
www.labourcouncil.ca/hurricane-me...

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